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<div>You're invited to <b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:10pt">The Big Read Dearborn Kickoff</span></b></div>
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<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt;BACKGROUND:white" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:10pt">Saturday, March 8, 2014 (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)</span></b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:115%;COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:13.5pt"></span></p>

<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt;BACKGROUND:white" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:10pt">The Henry Ford – Anderson Theater </span></b></div>

<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt;BACKGROUND:white" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:10pt"></span></b><b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:10pt">20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn </span></b></div>

<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt;BACKGROUND:white" class="MsoNormal"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:10pt">In conjunction with several local community organizations, Dearborn Public Library presents<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a title="http://bigreaddearborn.org/" href="http://libemail/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://bigreaddearborn.org/" target="_blank"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt">The Big Read Dearborn</span></a><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:10pt">, a community-wide reading celebration and exploration of Jack London's classic novel<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>The Call of the Wild</i>. The adventure begins at The Henry Ford with a grand<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a title="https://www.thehenryford.org/events/thebigread.aspx" href="http://libemail/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://www.thehenryford.org/events/thebigread.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt">kickoff</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:10pt"> </span></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:10pt">featuring free books, music, activities, and Charlie Chaplin's film<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>The Gold Rush</i>.</span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:115%;COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:13.5pt"></span></p>

<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt;BACKGROUND:white" class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:10pt">The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. Thank you to all </span></i><a href="http://bigreaddearborn.org/partners/"><i><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt"><font color="#800080">partners and sponsors</font></span></i></a><i><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:10pt"> of this program. </span></i></div>

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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt;BACKGROUND:white" class="MsoNormal"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:10pt">Henry</span></div>
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<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:blue;FONT-SIZE:10pt">Adult Services Librarian</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:blue;FONT-SIZE:10pt">Dearborn Public Library</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:blue;FONT-SIZE:10pt">16301 Michigan Ave.</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:blue;FONT-SIZE:10pt">Dearborn, MI 48126 </span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:blue;FONT-SIZE:10pt">(313) 943-2341<span style>  </span></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:blue;FONT-SIZE:10pt"><a href="mailto:hfischer@ci.dearborn.mi.us">hfischer@ci.dearborn.mi.us</a> </span></p>

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<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:blue;FONT-SIZE:10pt">The Big Read is coming to Dearborn! Do you hear the Call? Fun-filled activities and events centered on Jack London’s <i style>The Call of the Wild</i> will take place in and around Dearborn in March through May 2014. The adventure – <i style>Call of the Wild: EmBARKING on Discovery – </i>begins with a BIG kickoff free and open to the public at The Henry Ford in Anderson Theater on Saturday, March 8, 2014, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.: <a href="http://www.thehenryford.org/events/thebigread.aspx">http://www.thehenryford.org/events/thebigread.aspx</a>. Sign up for email updates at <a href="http://www.bigreaddearborn.org/">www.bigreaddearborn.org</a>! </span></p>

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<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:blue;FONT-SIZE:10pt">Another date to save is Saturday, April 26, 1-3 p.m. That’s when George Guidall, renowned actor and audiobook narrator, will give a presentation on “The Art and Artifice of Audiobook Narration,” and he will do a dramatic reading from <i style>The Call of the Wild</i>. This event will take place in the auditorium at Henry Ford Centennial Library. </span></p>

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<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><i style><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Arial','sans-serif';COLOR:blue;FONT-SIZE:10pt">The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. The program is designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment.</span></i></p>
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